Drug War Insanity: Teen Faces Life Sentence… For Baking Pot Brownies

He didn’t murder anyone, or rob a bank, but Texas teenager Jacob Lavoro could spend the rest of his life in prison. His crime? Baking and selling pot brownies.

Lavoro, a 19-year-old high school football player with an otherwise clean record, was arrested last month in Round Rock, Texas. Lavoro’s lawyer said the teen should be charged with misdemeanor drug possession, but prosecutors are pursuing felony drug distribution charges.

If convicted, his sentence could range from five years to life in prison.

“I was outraged,” said Jack Holmes, an attorney representing Lavoro, in a statement to KEYE TV. “I’ve been doing this 22 years as a lawyer and I’ve got 10 years as a police officer and I have never seen anything like this before.”